Buffalo grades slip in Maxwell School city study
A Maxwell School study rates city governance and highlights Buffalo with an overall C minus while noting strengths in economic momentum and calls for charter reforms. It cites labor law constraints and compares Buffalo with Syracuse and 34 other upstate cities, urging basics and accountability as keys to improvement.
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Forbes Criticizes Bush Over Tax Cut Stand in NH Caucus
In New Hampshire a flurry of campaigning sees Forbes attacking Bush as wavering on tax cuts while McCain and Gore vie for advantage. Bush positions as outsider with a positive hopeful path, McCain touts campaign finance reform, and Keyes gains a surprise Iowa focus alongside Bradley and Gore as voters decide.
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Bush
McCain
New Hampshire
Gore
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Iowa
Liverpool district Aims Laptop Program For Students
Aid earmarked for Liverpool district will give graduates educational and technological advantage and engage families unfamiliar with computers. Cindy Weber, assistant superintendent, says the project positions students for the 21st century as laptops become central to learning. State funds and grants support aims to provide one laptop per 10th grader, with $660,000 secured for the district and $294,000 allocated for student laptops. The plan mirrors statewide and national pilots, including Hartford and New York City programs, with concerns about affordability and access for low income families. Local officials stress budgeting to cover full costs and maintaining access for students who miss payments.
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State University College At
Morrisville
ThinkPad University
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Weber
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Michael Bragman
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Carerail
Liverpool
Conn
Matt Losak
Hartford City
Riverpost
New York City
Mott Hall School
New York
Harlem
Brian Morrow
Morrow
Alison Bert
Students and Parents Debate School Laptop Program
Quotes from parents and students express mixed views on introducing school laptops. Some praise note taking and portability while others worry about cost, obsolescence, internet access, and tech reliability. Concerns about training and research persist alongside excitement for easier classroom work.
Morrisville students embrace campus laptop program
Morrisville students gain wireless internet within 500 feet of buildings as SUNY Morrisville expands its two year laptop initiative from 100 to 700 students across 27 programs. The program includes tuitioned credits, two year ownership, and repairs, with IBM infrastructure supporting dorms and classrooms.
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Memphis
Tenn
State University College At
Morrisville
Madison County
Jessica DeCerce
Suny Morrisville
A. Olt
DeCerce
Ates Oo
IBM
Wall Street
New York
Apple Computer
Apple
Survivors Rescue Delays Mark Lagos Abidjan Flight Crash
Witnesses recall two loud slaps as the Kenya Airways plane plunged into the sea near Abidjan. Ten survivors, including Nigerians, a Kenyan, a Frenchman, and an Indian, were rescued hours after the crash amid chaotic wreckage and delayed responses.
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Sahara Desert
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Airdime
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Nairobi
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Bassy
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Tanon Koutous
Gerard Frere
Frere
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Kenya Airways
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